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Fiore "Andy" A. Andreano, 86, Owned/Operated Court Plaza Restaurant
Fiore "Andy" A. Andreano, 86 of Sheffield Lake formerly of Bay Village, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2003 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a short illness. Mr. Andreano was born, January 29, 1916 in Rochester, NY. He was raised and lived in Rochester until moving to Bay Village in 1983 and has lived in Sheffield Lake the past 4 years.
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Edgar Ortiz, 47, Enjoyed car racing, motocycles, auto mechanics, fishing and hunting
Edgar Ortiz, age 47, of Elyria, was pronounced dead on January 2, 2003 by the coroner's office, from an apparent drowning.
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Texas Corena Waddell, 71, Assembler & Inspector
Texas Corena Waddell age 71 of Grafton Twp. passed away Saturday morning in her home after a 6 month illness.
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Gerald Benton Peggs, 73, Enjoyed Golfing
Gerald Benton Peggs age 73, Grafton/LaGrange Twp. passed away Thursday evening, January 2, 2003 in Elyria Memorial Hospital R.M.C. after a long illness.
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Raymond Paul Sexton, 64, Enjoyed turkey shoots, nature and gardening
Raymond Paul Sexton, 64 years of age, and a resident of South Amherst, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2003 at his home following a two-week illness.
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Everett Harvey McGinnis, 86, World War II Veteran
Everett Harvey McGinnis, 86 years of age, and a resident of Vermilion, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2003 at his home following a lingering illness.
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Anna J. Fenik, 88, Enjoyed cooking, traveling, and watching her grandchildren
Anna J. Fenik (nee Tomsic), 88, of Elyria Township died Tuesday December 31, 2002 at Denise's Adult Care in Lorain. She was born June 30, 1914 in Lorain and had resided in Elyria Township most of her life.
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Mabel Harms, 85, Enjoyed reading, watching television, and being with her family
Mabel Harms (nee Hardley), 85, of Lorain, died Wednesday at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph Residential Center in Lorain following a lengthy illness.
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Joseph E. Cooke, 69, Cleveland Browns Fan, and enjoyed working crossword puzzles
Joseph E. Cooke, 69, of Avon Lake, formerly of Cleveland, passed away suddenly at his home, Saturday, December 28, 2002. Mr. Cooke was born December 4, 1933 in Cleveland and has lived in Avon Lake since 1972.
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Mary E. McMahan, 87, Served on the Avon Lake Library Board for 37 years
Mary E. McMahan "Betty" (nee Baehrens) 87, of Roseburg, Oregon passed away suddenly Monday December 30, 2002 at the Roseburg Health care Center. She was born April 18, 1915 in Canton, Ohio.
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Patricia M. Diebold, 81, Member of the Legion of Mary and Cursillo at St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Patricia M. Diebold (nee Schroth), 81, of Sheffield Lake, passed away Monday December 30, 2002.
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Irene A. Naelitz, 89, Enjoyed Gardening
Irene A. Naelitz, (nee Gasek), 89 of Lorain, died Tuesday, December 31, 2002 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain following a lengthy illness. Born June 13, 1913 in Detroit, Michigan, she lived in Berlin Heights, Ohio, before moving to Lorain in 1956.
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Virgil L. Robson, 70, Active in American Legion Affairs
Virgil L. Robson, 70, of Amherst, died Monday December 30, 2002 in the intensive care unit at Community Health Partners Hospital & Surgical Center in Lorain after a brief illness. He was born October 9, 1932 in North Canton, Ohio and had resided in Amherst since 1964 moving from Lorain.
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Frank P. Branz, 86, WWII Veteran, and enjoyed fishing, cooking, and traveling to Nevada
Frank P. Branz, age 86, of Lorain, died Friday December 27, 2002 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following an extended illness. He was born January 24, 1916 in Freeland, Pennsylvania and had been a resident of Lorain for the past 56 years.
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Nancy Alice Maddock, 67, Pre-school/Nursery School Teacher
Nancy Alice Maddock, age 67, of Grafton pased away Tuesday, December 31, 2002 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain after a long illness.
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